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Recent studies indicate that metformin declines cognitive functions. should i stop taking it or take it less?
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Please don't make : Changes to your medication regimen on your own. You and your physician form the treatment team. Discuss it with your provider so that the two of you can explore the issue together. Take care.
Answered 9/28/2013
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Metformin : Diabetes increases likelihood of alzheimer's disease, and the typical pathological brain changes include extracellular amyloid plaques and intracellular neurofibrillary tangles. In mice at least, metformin can actually attenuate some of these changes. Also vitamin B12 and calcium may reverse cognitive issues diabetics may have with metformin. http://tinyurl.com/leplty9 please talk w/your doc!
Answered 9/29/2020
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